Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for squid

1) Improper Handling of Structural Elements

EUVDB-ID: #VU82316

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5824

CWE-ID: CWE-237 - Improper Handling of Structural Elements

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of structural elements in HTTP response caching. A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9

squid (Red Hat package): before 5.5-6.el9_3.2

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7465

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.